##VIDEO ID:MA6SR__9AKM## .  GOOD EVENING. I LIKE TO CALL THE TUESDAY AUGUST 27TH 2020 FOR HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEANING TO ORDER THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS HEARING?  NONE. WE'D BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS EVENING'S AGENDA AND TO APPROVE WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN SECOND AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOLLINGER TO APPROVE THE TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2024 HRA MEETING AGENDA IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I OPPOSED MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR OUR MOTION TO APPROVE THE JULY 23RD 2024 INTERIM BOARD MEETING MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS CORRECTIONS HEARING NONE. WE BE LOOKING FOR THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE JULY THIRD 2024 HRA BOARD MEETING MINUTES SO MOVED IN A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DELLINGER SECOND AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MUELLER TO APPROVE THE JULY 23RD 2024 HRA BOARD MEETING MINUTES IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO MOVING ONTO ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS ITEM 4.1 APPOINTMENT OF HRA ADMINISTRATOR MAY WE PLEASE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT  I SHARON COMMISSIONERS I'M KIM AND I AND I'VE BEEN INTRODUCED TO THIS GROUP BEFORE I'M THE COMMITTEE OF A DIRECTOR AS OF A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW AND ONE OF THE FIRST TESTS THAT I WAS CHARGED WITH WAS HIRING THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS H.R ADMINISTRATOR AND SO WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A PROCESS THAT INCLUDED MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF INTERVIEWS, SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATING. AND SO TONIGHT I HAVE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING THE RECOMMENDED HRA ADMINISTRATOR THE CITY AND FOR THE HRA BOARD I CAN JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE DESCRIPTION OF SARAH ABE AND THEN I'LL ASK HER TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT SARAH ABE JOINS THE BLOOMINGTON HRA WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL WORK FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. SHE HAS WORKED FOR MORE THAN A DECADE IN VARIOUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT SETTINGS.  MOST RECENTLY SHE SERVED AS A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER FOR PARK, MINNESOTA WHERE SHE SUCCESSFULLY OVERSAW LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND VARIOUS HOUSING POLICY.  HER WORK INCLUDED MANAGING COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND ESTABLISHING CITY POLICIES LIKE THE TENANT NOTIFICATION ORDINANCE AND NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION PROGRAM.  SARA HAS ALSO BEEN A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND EFFORTS TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND INCLUSION. SHE HAS COORDINATED CITYWIDE RACIAL EQUITY PLANNING AND HAS LED INITIATIVES AIMED AT CREATING MORE INCLUSIVE HOUSING PRACTICES.  HER WORK ON THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE'S ESTATE DIVERSITY INITIATIVES STEERING COMMITTEE IS PARTICULARLY FOR SUPPORTING EMERGING DEVELOPERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.  SO WITH THAT I'LL ASK SARA TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND THEN TURN BACK OVER TO CHAIR GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. VERY NICE MEET SO MANY OF YOU AND SEE SOME OF YOU TONIGHT. I'LL JUST SAY A FEW REALLY QUICK WORDS. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO YOU KNOW, TO INTERVIEW FOR THE POSITION AND THEN TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.  YOU KNOW, AS KIM SAID, I HAVE A LONG BACKGROUND WORKING IN PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT SETTINGS AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BRING MY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO FURTHERING THE MISSION OF THE BLOOMINGTON HRA THE BOARD APPROVE TONIGHT AND JUST LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO EXPLORE SOLUTIONS FOR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND PRESERVING THE DIGNITY DIGNITY OF EXISTING HOUSING IN THE CITY. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK WITH THAT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS HERE NO QUESTIONS MAYBE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF SARAH CAME AS THE HRA ADMINISTRATOR MOVED TO APPROVE WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WELDON SECOND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER YOU SAY TO APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF SARAH ABE AS THE ADMINISTRATOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NO DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I OPPOSED MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO THANK YOU VERY MUCH I LOOK FORWARD TO IT WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.  MOVING ON TO ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS ADAM 4.2 IS A 2025 PRELIMINARY H.R. A BUDGET AND LET ME WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT.  GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS IN SALVADOR A CURRENT ENTRY ADMINISTRATOR. THIS IS A CONTINUATION THE BUDGET DISCUSSION THAT WE INITIATED BACK IN JUNE. THE GOAL OF THIS EVENING WOULD BE FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE A PRELIMINARY BUDGET AND LEVY REQUEST AND THE FINAL LEVY AND WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD IN NOVEMBER AFTER PRELIMINARY APPROVAL CITY COUNCIL AND HENNEPIN COUNTY.  MY PUTTING THIS UM  I QUICKLY WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THE MISSION STATEMENT THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY THIS BOARD AND STAFF AT RETREAT THIS YEAR BECAUSE THAT INFORMED THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT WHICH IS TO CREATE A STABLE AND INCLUSIVE THROUGH SAFE AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING CHOICES. THE PROPOSED IS FOR TEN MILLION $339,341 INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT IS LEVY REQUEST OF $1,965,356.  AS A QUICK REVIEW OF THE HRA STRUCTURE BEFORE WE DOVE INTO THE BUDGET IN MORE DETAIL. THERE IS THE HRA OPERATIONS WHICH IS JUST GENERAL ADMINISTRATION WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND THEN TO PRIMARY WORK GROUPS WITHIN THE HRA, THE STABILITY AND HOMEOWNERSHIP TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER AND HOMEOWNERSHIP EDUCATION AND READINESS PROGRAMING.  THE LARGEST GRANT ADMINISTERED BY THIS TEAM IS OF COURSE THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM AND THE OTHER TEAM IS THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES TEAM. THEY ARE THE PRIMARY GRANT ADMINISTERED BY THIS TEAM IS THE CDBG GRANT BUT THEY ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE SO THIS IS A QUICK HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET REQUEST THERE.  THE REVENUE FOR THE HRA COMES FROM THREE MAJOR BUCKETS PROPERTY TAXES IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE LEVY REQUEST AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU WE ARE REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL $300,000 FROM LAST YEAR'S LEVY AND GO INTO MORE DETAIL A LITTLE LATER IN THE PRESENTATION OF WHAT WERE THOSE FUNDS WILL BE DIRECTED. THE SECOND PRIMARY BUCKET OF FUNDS IS THE INNER AND THIS IS WHERE ALL THOSE GRANT DOLLARS THAT THE CITY OR THE EXCUSE ME THE HRA ADMINISTERS LIVE WITHIN THE BUDGET SO THE BULK OF THIS IS THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM WHICH HAS CURRENTLY A BUDGET OF ROUGHLY $5.9 MILLION OF THAT 7 MILLION OTHER REVENUE RENTAL INCOME FROM PROPERTIES THAT THE JURY OWNS AND MISCELLANEOUS OTHER THINGS I'M LOOKING EXPENDITURES I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF ITEMS FROM THE LIST THE HRA ADDED FOUR NEW STAFF POSITIONS IN 2024 WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE JUMP IN SALARIES BENEFITS THAT YOU'RE SEEING AND MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES AGAIN IS WHERE THAT THE PROGRAMMATIC ARE BEING SPENT FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT INCLUDING THE REHAB LOAN PROGRAM, THE INCREASE TO THE LEVY IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS SOME KEY PROGRAMMATIC ITEMS AND I'D JUST LIKE QUICKLY TOUCH ON FIRST BEING INSPECTION SERVICES.  SO UNDER THE NEW INSPECTION PROTOCOL INSPIRE WHICH IS FOR THE HQ PROGRAM WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THIS IN 2025. INITIALLY THAT WAS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2024 BUT HUD EXTENDED THAT DEADLINE TO OCTOBER 2025 DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND JUST LENGTH OF THE INSPECTIONS WE ARE EXPLORING CONTACTS CONTRACTING OUT THESE SERVICES RATHER THAN RELYING ON CURRENT EXISTING STAFF CAPACITY. ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT TO THE ADDITIONAL LEVY REQUEST IS RELATED TO THE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM WHICH IS THE $3.19 MILLION GRANT THAT THE HRA RECEIVED FOR MINNESOTA HOUSING. SO THE FUNDS WITHIN THAT GRANT WILL BE USED TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT EACH OF THOSE UNITS BUT THERE'S ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RUNNING THAT PROGRAM INCLUDING IDENTIFYING AND WORKING WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS CAN PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EMERGING DEVELOPERS THAT WE'D LIKE TO TARGET THESE FUNDS TOWARDS IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOMES. SO THAT'S ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT TO ADDITIONAL LEVY REQUEST TO.  OTHER ONES I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BRIEFLY MENTION IS SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATIONS OVER.  THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THE ACTOR HAS BEEN REALLY INTENTIONAL WITH IMPLEMENTING ONLINE TOOLS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND ALSO APPLICATION PROCESSES FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPAND AS WE BRING NEW PROGRAMS ONLINE AS WELL. AND THEN AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY THE STAFF OF THE HRA HAS GROWN AND RESOURCES ARE NECESSARY FOR CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR NEW STAFF.  CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE ? I SEE THERE'S LIKE A NET POSITIVE REVENUE DIFFERENCE RATE 4.9 MILLION RIGHT THERE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS? YEAH, SO GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU CHAIR COMMISSIONER, WHY THE IN 2023 THE HRA WAS LEVYING AT THE MAX OF THEIR LEVY AND THAT WAS PRIMARILY AT THAT TIME WE WERE THE ONLY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THAT HAD JURISDICTION CITYWIDE BETWEEN 2023 AND 2024 ESSENTIALLY THE PORT EXPANDED THEIR OPERATIONS TO BE CITYWIDE AND WE REDUCED OUR LEVY WITH THE AMOUNT THAT THEY RAISED THEIR LEVY SO THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO HOUSEHOLDS. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THAT JUMP IN IN THE REVENUE FOR 2023 THIS THIS THIS SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU IS SHOWING A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET BY FUND AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER REPRESENTS THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE BUDGET THE OTHER I JUST LIKE TO BRIEFLY CALL ATTENTION TO ON THIS SLIDE IS THE OPPORTUNITY HOUSING FUND.  SO $500,000 OF THE BUDGET IS REPRESENTED TRANSFER TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND DEBT SERVICE AND THIS THIS AMOUNT IS TAKEN FROM THE HRA LEVY ANNUALLY AND SO $500,000 ESSENTIALLY OF THE LEVY IS GOING TOWARDS GENERAL OPERATING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.  THE HRA THIS IS JUST SHOWING A BRIEF BREAKDOWN OF THE LEVY REQUEST AND HOW IT WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE VARIOUS GENERAL ADMINISTRATION MAKES UP THE LARGEST BUCKET OF THE LEVY REQUEST WITH FUNDS DIRECTED TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE HRA AND AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY ANOTHER 26% IS GOING TOWARDS THE OPPORTUNITY FUND DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTS THE NEXT LARGEST SHARE OF THE LEVY DOLLARS AND WITH RELATED OF ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF OF PROPERTY AND THE PROPOSED LEVY DOLLARS IN RENTAL HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE VOUCHER PROGRAM ARE SIMILAR IN PROPORTION TO THE LEVY CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WERE MADE IN 2023. THIS IS THE CURRENT TIMELINE OF ACTION STEPS TO THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR FOR THIS 2025 BUDGET THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR FINAL BUDGET APPROVAL AT THE NOVEMBER 12TH BOARD MEETING WITH THIS IS THE SUGGESTED MOTION IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT AND WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND THEN ANY QUESTIONS I JUST HAD ONE FOR CLARIFICATION. SO NOVEMBER 12TH IS THE NEXT TIME. LET'S GO TO GUYS WE'RE HAVING A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS ARE THERE ANY INTERMEDIARY PERIODS IN HERE WHERE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO A DISCUSSION OR LOOKING AT ANY CHANGES THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED TO BE MADE NOT AT A FORMAL BOARD MEETING WITH THE WHOLE BODY. SO THIS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY TIME TO GIVE FEEDBACK. IT WOULD BE GOING TO BUDGET LEVY WOULD BE GOING TO THE COUNCIL. SO THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK BUT THIS WOULD BE THIS MEETING TONIGHT IS THE PRIMARY OPPORTUNITY  TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT TO PHRASES.  SO IF I HAVE A QUESTION AT TODAY'S MEETING HOW DO I BRING THAT FORTH?  THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER WOOTEN, IF YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION YOU CAN THIS A PRELIMINARY BUDGET OBVIOUSLY SO THERE IS OPPORTUNITY BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED TO PROVIDE CONTINUED FEEDBACK AND YOU CAN DO THAT DIRECTLY TO STAFF IN TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATION YEAH.  ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COMMISSIONER CARTER THANK YOU . THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT WAS IN THE SLIDES I DON'T SEE IT IN OUR SLIDES HERE.  CAN WE GET A COPY OF THAT? THANK YOU. CHAIR COMMISSIONER CARTER I APOLOGIZE. YEAH, WE WILL GET THAT SENT OUT TO YOU BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE MIGHT HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS AFTER LOOKING AT THAT A LITTLE BIT AND I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE MAYBE A BREAKDOWN OF , YOU KNOW, BETWEEN INSPECTION SERVICES, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS,  SOFTWARE AND LEGAL BECAUSE I THINK THOSE ARE THE FOUR THINGS THAT WILL MAKE UP THE 300,000 INCREASE AND SO JUST KIND OF HAVING A BETTER SENSE OF I MEAN BECAUSE IN MY HEAD I COULD SEE IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTRACT OUT INSPECTION SERVICES I COULD SEE THAT TAKING UP THE THREE WHOLE 300. SO I GUESS I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW THAT BREAKS DOWN AND IF THESE ARE LIKE MAYBE THERE ARE SOME I THINK YOU SAID THAT FOR ONE OF THESE I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOME ADDITIONAL LIKE SOME OTHER FUNDING THAT IS ALSO FUNDING IT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO JUST KIND OF HAVING A BETTER SENSE AND I PRESUME THAT THE COUNCIL WILL PROBABLY HAVE MORE LIKE WANT TO SEE MORE OF THE I MEAN I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL OF THEM BUT I JUST I FEEL LIKE MAYBE HAVING A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION . AND THEN CAN YOU TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS?  I DON'T KNOW IF I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND LIKE DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE GOING TO BE LIKE GOING INTO CONTRACTS WITH PARTNERS AND LIKE WHAT KIND OF PARTNERS I GUESS. YEAH. THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER GARTNER CARTER EXCUSE ME IN TERMS OF THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, IT'S ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY WORKING WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AND HAVE THE CAPACITY AND EXPERTIZE AND RESOURCES TO HELP NOW EMERGING NAVIGATE THE PROCESS FROM LIKE PERMITTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH FOR SOME OF THESE HOMES. AND SO YES WE'RE ENVISIONING THAT IT WOULD BE A CONTRACT AT THIS POINT WE'RE STILL CONFIRMING WHAT THAT STRUCTURE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS WOULD BE WHETHER IT WOULD BE PROPERTY BY PROPERTY OR KIND OF VARIOUS DIFFERENT STRUCTURES OF THAT NATURE.  BUT IDEALLY THE THE STRATEGIC PARTNER WORKING ALMOST AS AN INTERMEDIARY THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO CONNECT TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. SO THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.  COMMISSIONER, WHAT LATER I GUESS JUST MY MY THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ON THIS LIKE THE INCREASES AND SIGNIFICANT BUT WE KNOW THAT FAMILIES FEEL THAT THEY'RE GETTING NICKEL AND DIMED EVERYWHERE AND SO AS WE CONTINUE TO BALANCE THAT BEING TO GIVE BACK A NICKEL OR A DIME IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AS WELL.  AND SO PRELIMINARY BUDGET I THINK YOU KNOW I'LL, BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT BUT WHEN WE GET DOWN TO THE END DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE THE BREAKDOWNS AND WHERE CAN WE WHERE CAN WE DO MORE LESS SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH ADDITIONAL RELIEF EVEN IF IT ISN'T SIGNIFICANT IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS RIGHT IN THE WHOLE CITY BUDGET IN THE BUDGET BUT GIVING BACK ON GOLD DIME WHEREVER WE CAN I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO ME.  ANY OTHER QUESTIONS HEARING OTHER QUESTIONS WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRELIMINARY LEVY OF A SPECIAL BENEFIT LEVY PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 469.033 SUBDIVISION AND APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. OH SORRY COMMISSIONER CARTER.  I'M SORRY I NOT SEE THAT. OH NO, THAT'S OKAY. I THINK I MAY HAVE SAID I HAVE A QUESTION LIKE WHEN YOU START AFTER YOU START SPEAKING SO TODAY DID YOU THAT WE COULD MAKE THIS WE COULD THIS VOTE AT THE NEXT MEETING OR DOES IT NEED TO BE DONE TONIGHT TO KIND OF STAY IN WITH WITH THE TIMELINE IDEALLY YEAH THE VOTE WOULD HAVE WHAT'S COMING IN FRONT OF US IN OCTOBER I THINK YOU SAID IN NOVEMBER WOULD BE THE FINAL BUDGET FINAL TERM. THIS IS A PART OF IT. OKAY.  THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. SO NOW MY QUESTION CAN YOU BACK TO THAT TIMELINE REALLY QUICK? ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HELP? OKAY.  SO IT LOOKS LIKE SEPTEMBER 9TH IT COMES TO THE COUNCIL AND THEN THEN IT GOES TO HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THEN IT COMES BACK TO THE HRA FOR FINAL BUDGET. AND LET ME RECOMMENDATIONS AND SO THEN MY QUESTION IS WITH THE SORRY CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE COUNCIL HEARING, WOULD THAT IS THAT GOING TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE OR IS THAT JUST GOING TO BE?  THANK YOU, CHAIR. THAT'S A GREAT CLARIFYING QUESTION I BELIEVE HISTORICALLY THIS IS JUST A CONSENT ITEM AT COUNCIL .  I THINK IF I CAN ADD TO THAT I THINK THE PRELIMINARY MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT BUT POTENTIALLY THERE'S MORE ACTION RELATED TO THE FINAL THAT'S OF MY EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN IT DONE HERE SO MENTIONED IT WAS BASED OTHER QUESTIONS YOU I JUST WANT TO REITERATE TO HAVE CHANCE TO HAVE INPUT WE JUST HAD INPUT DIRECTLY TO STAFF. MM HMM. THAT'S I'M ASKING THE QUESTION BECAUSE I'M NOT PREPARED TO REALLY MAKE A VOTE TONIGHT BASED ON WHAT I'M SEEING OR NOT SEE. THAT'S FAIR.  SO WITH THAT THOUGH I GUESS TO CLARIFY THE BOARD WOULD BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNS OR SUGGESTIONS COMMENTS GOING FORWARD THAT COULD THE BUDGET . YEAH THANK YOU CHAIR THERE WOULD STILL BE TIME TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AHEAD OF THE FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION AND THAT WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THAT THE FINAL BUDGET APPROVAL COMMISSIONER AND JUST TO CLARIFY SETTING THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET MEANS THAT THIS IS OUR CAP, RIGHT? WE CAN'T GO IT BUT CUTTING DOWN WE CAN DO THAT TO THE FINAL LEVEL IS THAT CORRECT.  YES, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU CAN I ASK YOU CLARIFYING QUESTION I'M JUST WHAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR STAFF THIS TIME IS TO JUST GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IN PARTICULAR THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION LIKE IN ANTICIPATION I GUESS WOULD BE HELPFUL AT THIS TIME.  I THINK SOME OF WHAT I'M HEARING I DON'T LIKE TO BUT TO SUMMARIZE I THINK AM HEARING THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE MORE CLARIFICATION ON SOME OF THE ITEMS AND WHAT SPECIFICS AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU KNOW I KNOW I FROM COMMISSIONER CARTER THAT YOU KNOW WE COULD SEE INSPECTIONS IN PARTICULAR THAT COULD TAKE THAT WHOLE AMOUNT. SO WHAT IS THE KIND?  I THINK THERE'S JUST SOME CONCERNS REGARDING THE FACT AND I DO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PRELIMINARY BUDGET BUT IT ALSO IS SOMETHING THAT HOW ARE WE GUARANTEEING IN MY MIND THIS IS WHAT I'M HEARING WHAT I'M KIND OF THINKING I GUESS IS HOW DO WE GUARANTEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND THESE SERVICES AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO YOU KNOW, I GUESS MY CONCERN IS WHAT IF IT'S GOING TO COST MORE THAN THAT AND WE'RE SETTING IT AT THIS POINT WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US? RIGHT. I THAT'S MIKE AND I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD BUT FOR ME IT'S THE SAME THING. I MEAN GRETCHEN, WE WOULD JUST BASICALLY ASK IF IF IF THIS IS A CAP IN MY THOUGHT IS THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO BE A CAP. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, EXPANDED IF NECESSARY OBVIOUSLY DEEMED NECESSARY BASED ON THE ACTIVITIES AND I DON'T HEAR IT'S GOING TO BE A CAP I REALLY NEED TO SEE THIS LAID OUT IN BETTER IN THE COMMISSION OR WHAT SHE ASKED FOR IT AT LEAST FROM SEVERAL EVEN LOOK AT THE BUDGET THAT ONE ITEM DISMISSING WILL HELP ME IMMENSELY ON AND FROM HEARING FROM COMMISSIONER MUELLER IT'S YOU KNOW TO ARE WAYS FOR US TO CUT SOME OF THIS TOO CAN WE YOU KNOW THIS IS OUR CAP BUT IS THERE A WAY TO SAVE SOME TOO AND GIVE BACK SO I THINK THERE'S MULTIPLE QUESTIONS AND ON THIS ITEM AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME THAT ARE FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE VOTING ON IT THIS I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY IS BUT THEN THAT DOES LEAVE ME A LITTLE CONCERNED AS WELL ON VOTING ON THIS ITEM IF OUR BOARD IS NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE BEING PRESENTED FULLY WITH THIS, IF WE CAN I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A TIMELINE BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT THIS CAN BROUGHT BACK OR I HATE TO SAY YOU HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING MAYBE WITH SOME OF THESE ANSWERS AND STUFF MAYBE HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING I DON'T KNOW.  I APOLOGIZE. DO YOU DO YOU MIND IF I RESPOND TO THE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS SO TONIGHT'S ACTION WE HAVE THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET IN FRONT OF YOU TO GIVE YOU A SENSE HOW WE WOULD PROPOSE THE BUDGET TO BE BUT THE REAL ACTION THAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS THE LEVY OF THE PRELIMINARY LEVY APPROVAL. THAT'S KIND OF THE ACTION NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO THE CITY COUNCIL SO THEY CAN APPROVE ALL OF THE LEVY IS TOGETHER PRELIMINARILY GOALS OF THE COUNTY THAT PROCESS HAS TO HAPPEN SO AT AND LIKE HAS BEEN SAID THAT'S A CAP THAT'S THE MOST YOU CAN LEVY NOW IF YOU GO TO THE REVENUE SLIDES FOR THE HRA THE LEVY IS JUST A FRACTION OF MONEY.  SO AND BECAUSE HRA HAS FUND BALANCES IN DIFFERENT PLACES IT DOESN'T PROHIBIT YOU FROM DOING OTHER STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS USING SOME OF YOUR FUND BALANCES AS WELL. SO WHILE IT FEELS LIKE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION AND IT IS IT'S IT'S JUST THE ONE REVENUE SOURCE THAT YOU'RE CAPPING BY TAKING AN ACTION TONIGHT ASSUMING THE COUNCIL TAKES THE SAME ACTION AT THE NEXT MEETING AND IT'S YOU STILL HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE STRATEGIC DECISIONS ABOUT YOUR BUDGET BETWEEN NOW AND THE FINAL BUDGET.  AND AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THE HALLWAY ON THE WAY HERE ,OF COURSE WE ALWAYS TRY TO BUDGET FOR WHAT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO IN 2025 BUT THE JURY WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE AMENDMENTS STRATEGICALLY INTO 2025 TO AS NEEDED BUT OF COURSE WE WANT TO GET AS MUCH RIGHT RIGHT AWAY. BUT WE DO HAVE STAFFING TRANSITIONS HAPPEN. I DO IMAGINE THAT AS WE GET GOING AGAIN IN SOME OF THESE NEW PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THE PROGRAM THAT WAS BEING DISCUSSED ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS NOW THAT'S A BRAND NEW PROGRAM HAVE THE STATE GRANT MONEY TO RUN IT. WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING A LOT OF DECISIONS AROUND PROGRAM DESIGN SO CERTAINLY THERE MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE LOCKING YOURSELF IN TOO MUCH BY MAKING TAKING THOSE ACTIONS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY JUST AN ACTION RELATED TO THIS $2 MILLION REVENUE SOURCE WHICH IS ONLY 2 MILLION OUT OF YOUR $10 MILLION REVENUES. THANK YOU, KIM.  THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT JUST TO KIND OF FURTHER CLARIFY THE ITEMS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED FROM THE LEVY, THE APPROACH TO ASKING THE ADDITIONAL LEVY DOLLARS WAS THAT THOSE WOULD HELP SUPPLEMENT THE PROGRAMMATIC DOLLARS THAT WERE ALREADY GOING TO THESE INITIATIVES THAN BEING THE SOLE FUNDING SOURCE. AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS TO KIND OF CLARIFY THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.  COMMISSIONER HART THANK YOU CHAIR. SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY LEVY TONIGHT KNOWING THAT THERE CAN ALWAYS BE ADJUSTMENTS MADE NOT UP BUT DOWN. AND I THINK FOR ME I THINK MY KIND OF PROBABLY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ARE MORE RELATED TO.  THE BIGGER PICTURE LIKE AN 8.25% INCREASE AND LIKE YOU KNOW I SAW LIKE WE'VE ADDED FOUR STAFF AND I MEAN WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GRANTS LIKE WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF GRANTS LIKE THERE'S REASONS FOR THAT BUT I GUESS I JUST WANT TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHY LIKE WHAT IS THE 8.25% INCREASE LIKE I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO YOU KNOW WHEN I'M ASKED ABOUT IT I WANT TO BE TO JUSTIFY THAT MUCH OF AN TO COUNCILMEMBER WAS POINT AT CITY COUNCIL LEVEL I MEAN WE ARE PASSING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND INTO THE FUTURE WE'RE GOING TO BE PASSING PRETTY SIGNIFICANT LEVY INCREASES BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO STAFF A FIRE DEPARTMENT LIKE SO WE'RE TRYING TO FOR ME IT'S LIKE OKAY LIKE IT MIGHT NOT FEEL VERY SIGNIFICANT RIGHT HERE IN THIS SPACE BUT THINKING ABOUT PORT LEVY AND COUNCIL LEVY ALL THE OTHER WAYS THAT PEOPLE FEES APPLY YOU KNOW LIKE WHETHER IT'S GARBAGE OR WATER OR YOU KNOW LIKE THERE'S JUST ALL THESE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT RESIDENTS ARE, YOU KNOW, PAYING INTO THE CITY AND JUST KIND OF THINKING ABOUT IT COMPREHENSIVELY. SO SO AGAIN I FEEL COMFORTABLE PASSING THE PRELIMINARY LEVY TONIGHT KNOWING THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE CONVERSATIONS AND AND WE CAN ASK MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIGGER BUDGET WHAT AND AND I DO AGREE I THINK ABOUT MAYOR BUSSEY AND HE'S ALWAYS LIKE OKAY, THAT'S GREAT. BUT WHAT'S ON OUR STOP DOING LIST AND LIKE ARE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOT OF OUR FUNDING TIED TO GRANTS AND GOVERNMENT REVENUE AND SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO CUT RIGHT. BUT EVEN JUST KNOWING THAT AND BEING ABLE TO AGAIN SAY LIKE WELL YEAH THERE'S INCREASES BUT WE'VE ALSO HAD INCREASES IN REVENUE AND WE HAVE YOU KNOW ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENING. SO YEAH I'LL START I'M KIND OF PROCESSING ALL OUT AT THIS POINT SO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MORE THANK YOU. THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO SAY IS I HAVE FULL FAITH IN OUR STAFF AND WHAT THEY'VE COME WITH FOR PRELIMINARY LEVY. THIS IS WHAT WE IDEALLY FEEL LIKE IS NECESSARY FOR US TO DO THE WORK AND TO FULFILL THE FOR THE CITY A STEP FORWARD. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT STAFF KNOWS HOW TO SHARPEN PENCILS AND SO THAT'S WHY I DID ASK FOR THAT PIECE AND SO THAT'S WHY I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THE INITIAL PRELIMINARY LEVY KNOWING THAT STAFF HAS PUT IN THE WORK TO DO THAT OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD LOVE TO DO MORE RIGHT IF WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUT I THINK THIS IS A VERY RESPONSIBLE LEVEL OF OVERSIGHT AND WE'RE ASKING FOR AND THE WORK THAT WE DO IS WAY BEYOND JUST THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT STAFF HAS DONE AND KNOW BUDGET SEASON'S NOT EASY AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF THE DETAILS SO WE CAN REALLY OUT AND UNDERSTAND AND FULLY COMMISSIONER WHEN I REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN BEFORE NOVEMBER 12TH. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON BETWEEN NOW AND THEN AND SO I WOULD CONCUR I WOULD BEORE THAN HAPPY TO SIGN OFF THE LEVY INCREASE. I KNOW WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO WEIGH IN . PERFECT. AND I ALSO AGREE THAT I DO THINK WE DO I MEAN WE HAVE HUGE PROJECTS RIGHT?  I MEAN WE HAVE HUGE THINGS GOING ON IN THE AGENCY.  I ALSO OBVIOUSLY I DON'T SIT ON COUNCIL SO OBVIOUSLY MY VOICE GOES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE HOMES AND WE'RE DOING THINGS THAT WE TO BENEFIT ALL OF BLOOMINGTON SO OBVIOUSLY MY VOICE GOES TO I DON'T REALLY LIKE I THINK I'D LIKE KEEPING OUR FUNDING SO BUT THAT'S WHY I'M RIGHT SO BUT I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION AND I THINK WITH THAT IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS WE'D BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRELIMINARY LEVY OF A SPECIAL BENEFIT LEVY PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 469.33033 SUBDIVISION SIX AND APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. MOVE TO APPROVE THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WOOTEN AND I SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOLLINGER TO APPROVE SAID MOTION IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NO DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO MOVING ON WE HAVE NO NEW BUSINESS SO THEN IT'S JUST DISCUSSION ITEMS AND I'M 6.1 HRA BOARD POLICY AND ISSUES UPDATE THERE IS NOTHING ANY LIKE HEARING NONE WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR MOTION TO ADJOURN THE TUESDAY AUGUST 27TH, 2020 FOR HOUSING OR REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAHWAH SECOND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CARTER TO ADJOURN THE TUESDAY AUGUST 27, 2024 HRA MEETING.  IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING ON ALL OF IT REPLACING IF EVERYTHING I'M RIGHT OPPOSED MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO